Combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter



March 4, 1952 c. F. o'NElLL, JR 2,588,034

COMBINED TOBACCO SMOKING PIPE AND IGNITER Filed OCT', 3, 1946 2SHEETS-SHEET l grwmvm March 4, 1952 c. F. oNElLL, JR

COMBINED TOBACCO SMOKING PIPE ND IGNITER 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Oct. 5,1946 INVENTOR: Eem" E T- NEll,-l'n

Patented Mar. 4, 1952 COMBINED TOBACCO SMOKING PIPE. AND IGNITER GeorgeF. ONeill, Jr., Yonkers, N. Y.

Application October 3, 1946, Serial No. 700,903

8 Claims.

This invention relates to certain newand useful improvements in tobaccosmoking pipes, and particularly to a lighter pipe or combined tobaccosmoking pipe and igniter, and one of the objects of the invention is toprovide a tobacco smoking pipe having an igniter of the pyrophoric typeforming a component part of the pipe, whereby the user is furnished withconvenient and readily available means for lighting the charge oftobacco in the pipe when required.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pipe having an igniterwhich is adapted when not in use to be folded within the plane oi and toform a part of the stem of the pipe and which is adapted to be easilyand conveniently swung outward for use to an operative position inwhich' its ig-niting end is disposed above the bowl of the pipe and insuch position that the tobacco in the bowl may be quickly and withcertainty ignited by the flame from the igniter.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a tobacco smokingpipe having an igniter whose igniting end when arranged in operativeposition will be disposed so that the flame therefrom and the tobacco inthe bowl may be shielded from wind or rain by a hand of the userproperly disposed above the bowl and igniting end of the igniter,thereby allowing the tobacco charge to be readily ignited underpractically all weather conditions.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a tobacco smokingpipe with attached igniter which may be made largely of wood, metal,plastics, or a combination of such materials, which is so constructedthat the igniter will be protected from injury when in its foldedposition, and which is so constructed and mounted as to adapt theigniter to be gripped and swung out for use by one hand of the user andthe igniter operated by the thumb or a finger of the same hand toproduce the igniting flame.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear in the course ofthe subjoined description, the invention consists of the novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, and as shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a View in side elevation of one form of embodiment of myinvention, showing the lighter in normal, closed or folded position.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View thereof.

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1 showing the lighter moved tooperative position for use to light the tobacco in the bowl.

(Cl. ISI- Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section through the pipewith parts in the position shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section, on an enlarged scale, taken online 5 5 of Fig. 1, looking toward the bowl end of the stem, and showingthe links but omitting the igniter;

Fig. 6 is a similar section, taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 3, looking towardthe mouthpiece end of the stem;-

Fig, 7 is a vertical transverse section taken substantially on line 1 1of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 8 8 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a view in side elevation of another form of embodiment of theinvention showing the igniter in folded position.

Fig. 10 is a similar view showing the igniter in igniting position.

Fig. 11 is, a top plan view of the modified form of pipe and igniterwith parts arranged as shown in Fig. 9.

Fig. 12 is a horizontal longitudinal section through the rear portion ofthe shank taken substantially on line l2 l 2 of Fig. 9, showing in topplan View the mouthpiece applied thereto.

Fig. 13 is a transverse section on the line lS-IS of Fig. 9.

Fig. 14 is a horizontal longitudinal section through the mouthpiece.

Fig. 15 is a vertical longitudinal section through the igniter.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive, of thedrawings, I designates as a whole the body or stem of the pipe having a,hollow or chambered front portion 2, a hollow or chambered rear portion3, which are arranged in spaced relation, and a shank portion 4connect.- ing said portions 2 and 3 at their bases and con.- formingexternally in contour thereto, said portion 4 having a longitudinallyand transversely flat upper seat face 5 above the level of which theportions 2 and 3 project and providing with the opposed ends of theportions 2 and 3 a recess open at each side and top and adapted toreceive the igniter 6.

The chambered portions 2 and 3 are in open communication through a duct1 forming a smoke passage. At its top the portion 2 is provided with athreaded opening 8 to receive a tubular fitting 9 on the base of thetobacco holding bowl I0. The smoke generated by the combustion of thetobacco in this bowl passes through the fitting 9 into the chamber 2 ofthe portion 2 and thence out through a smoke passage 1 into the duct 1and through the duet 1 and a smoke passage 12 into the chamber I2 of theportion 3 and thence to the mouthpiece II, which mouthpiece may be ofsuitable form and construction and is detachably fitted in any suitableand preferred manner within the chamber I2 of the portion 3 which is inthe form of a countersunk recess opening through the rear face of theportion 3. The chamber 2' of the portion 2 is open at its forward endand closed normally by a removable plug I3. The chamber 2 of thisportion, in which the smoke is initially received, may contain aAremovable absorbent packing I4 serving as a filter and co1- lector ofmoisture and empyreumatic products in order to prevent passage of thesame into the duct 1, whereby smoke free from foreign substance orimpurities will be supplied to the mouthpiece.

The inner or opposed ends of the stem portions 2 and 3 are closed andform abutment faces between which the igniter fits and against which theends of the igniter are adapted to seat when the igniter is in itsnormal, closed or folded position. As shown, the inner face of theportion 3 is'flat or substantially so, while the inner face of theportion 2 is stepped to provide a lower or main face portion I5, anupper face portion I6 and an intervening horizontal shelf I1, the faceportion I being provided with a groove or recess I8 and the faceportions and shelf with intersecting grooves or recesses I9. At oppositesides of the face portion I5 are also provided recesses 20 which extendinto the adjacent side portions of the upper part of the shank 4. Thefaces I5 and I6, instead of being vertical, are preferably slightlyinclined to the vertical for a wedging engagement of the front end ofthe igniter therewith, as hereinafter described. The parts 2, 3 and 4are or may be of unitary construction and may be formed of a suitablelight metal, while the bowl I0 is desirably made of wood and themouthpiece II of wood or a plastic material.

The igniter 6 comprises a hollow or chambered body or casing of asuitable length to snugly fit between the opposed inner faces of theportions 2 and 3 and of suitable size and shape transversely to conformin external appearance to the parts 2, 3 and 4 and forms in effect whenfolded a complemental part of the stem. The igniter body is provided nits sides with longitudinal recesses 2| and is attached to the stem I bylinks 22 pivoted at their forward ends within the recesses 20 andpivoted at their rear ends to the rear end of the igniter within therecesses 2 l. The igniter is thus mounted to swing on the links betweenits folded position, shown in Fig. l, and its raised operative position,shown in Fig. 3, in which latter position its forward end rests on therim of the bowl and overhangs the bowl cavity so that the flame from theigniter will be so disposed as to readily ignite the tobacco and to bedrawn by suction into the bowl to insure ignition of the tobacco if thebowl is not completely filled and under other adverse conditions. Fromthe position shown in Fig. 3 the igniter may be swung downward to theposition shown in Fig. 1 in which it is received between the portions 2and 3 and in which the links fold into the recesses 2l.

The igniter body has a rear end portion shaped to fit snugly against theinner face of part 3 and a front end portion or face 23 beveled orinclined to nt snugly and with a wedging engagement against the face I5of part 2, whereby the igniter when folded will be held against casualdisplacement while permitted to be easily raised to its elevatedoperative position when desired. At the top of the portion 23 theigniter is formed with a bifurcated, slotted or forked flange 24, in thearms of which is journaled the striker wheel 25 of the pyrophoricigniter mechanism, the front of the flange being beveled or inclined towedgingly fit the face I6 of part 2 and said flange being adapted torest on the shelf I1 when the igniter is folded.

The igniter mechanism includes, besides the wheel 2b, a reservoirchamber 26 for the igniting fluid, an absorbent packing 21 therein forholding the fluid, a wick 2S, and a chamber 29 separate from the chamber26 and containing the flint 3u and its backing spring 3l. The chamber 26has a replenishing opening at its rear end normally closed by a plug 32,but is closed at its forward end except for a small opening throughwhich one end of the wick projects so as to lie in working proximity tothe igniting elements 25 and 3u ior the production of a tobacco lightingflame. The arrangement of the flame end or' the wick and wheel 25 issuch that in the folded position of the igniter, the projecting wick endand wheel will be received in the grooves I8 and I3 and protected fromexposure and iniury.

In the use of the igniter, and with the parts arranged as shown in rig.1, and assuming that the bowl has been charged with tobacco which is tobe ignited, it will be understood that while the pipe may be held andthe igniter manipulated by one hand of the operator, the preferredpractice is to grip the part 2 in one hand and to manipulate the igniterby means of the other hand. Desirably the thumb and forenger of the handemployed to manipulate the igniter are brought to bear against oppositesides of the igniter body adiacent its free end and used to swing thebody upward on its rear pivots and then swing it with the links upwardand forward until the front end of the igniter rests on the rim of thebowl and overhangs the bowl cavity. While the igniter is then heldfirmly by the operating hand the thumb or foreflnger of the hand isemployed to rotate the striker wheel to generate sparks whereby the fuelis ignited at the exposed end of the wick to cause the production of aflame coming in contact with and ring the tobacco in the bowl. Thisoperation may be facilitated and rendered easier and more effective, ifthe tobacco is difcult to ignite| by exerting suction through the smokeduct to draw the flame downward. This expedient may also be adopted inwet or windy weather and the hand cupped above the bowl to protect theflame and prevent it from being extinguished by moisture or wind. Thedescribed construction allows the igniter to be properly positioned forthe purpose and these operations to be done in an effective manner toensure the firing of the tobacco even in the most inclement weather.After the tobacco is ignited the igniter is swung back to normalposition and the pipe smoked in the usual manner. In moving back tonormal position the igniter is seated between the portions 2 and 3 witha wedging fit, so it will not become loose or displaced from suchposition while being smoked or otherwise handled or carried in any ofthe customary ways.

The invention thus provides a lighter pipe,"

or pipe having a pyrophoric lighter forming aV component part thereofand which is always ready for use, with attendant conveniences; it beingunderstood, of course, that it is only necessary to periodically rellthe fuel chamber and keep the device in working order in order that theigniter may be available for use at any time. An important advantage dueto the novel construction of the pipe and igniter is that thecombination is compact and sightly and that the igniter, in the eventthat it should become temporarily inoperative from any cause, does notinterfere with the use of the pipe and ignition of the' tobacco in anyother available way.

Figs. 1 to 8, inclusive, show a tobacco smoking implement which may bemade largely of light weight ornamental metals. In Figs. 9 to 15,inclusive, I have shown an implement of similar type and having the sameoperative advantages. but which may be made largely of wood or suitablematerials other than metals.

In the construction shown in Figs. 9 to 15. a tobacco smoking implementla is provided which includes a body or stem having a front portion 2a,a rear portion 3a and a shank portion 4a formed with an upper face 5aagainst which the igniter 6a is adapted to seat. A smoke duct 1a extendsthrough the shank and opens into the chamber of the bowl Illa which isformed integrally with the portion 2a, and said duct also passes throughthe portion 3a and the mouthpiece Ila which is integral therewith, Atits point of juncture with the shank the portion 2a is provided with anabutment or seat face Iba extending above the plane of the seat face 5a,a horizontal shelf l'la, a recess 18a in the face Ia and a recess 19aopening rearwardly through said face |5a and upwardly through said shelflla. The portion 3a abuts against the rear end of the shank and has aseat face 33 extending above the plane of the face 5a, and said portion3a is formed with the mouthpiece Ila as a detachable unit. As shown.that portion of the front face of the part 3a which abuts against therear end of the shank has a tubular projection 34 carrying a suitablefilter 35 and is provided with dowel pins 36 to engage dowl seats orrecesses 3'! in the rear end of the shank. This mode of connectionadapts the part 3a to be detached whenever desired or required to applya new lter or conveniently clan the smoke duct 1a, but any othersuitable mode of detachably connecting the part 3a with the shank may beemployed. In practice all of the described parts of the pipe body may bemade of wood, but if desired the part 3a and mouthpiece Ha may be madeof metal or a plastic material.

The igniter 6a here comprises an outer casing 38 and an inner casing 39removable therefrom, the inner casing having a chamber 40 for theigniting fluid and containing an absorbent packing 4l, said chamberhaving at its forward end spaced lugs or bearing means 24' rotatablysupporting the striker wheel 42. Within the chamber is a tube 42'forming a support and enclosure for the int 43 and its pressure spring44, which spring presses the liint 43 outward into engagement with thewheel 42 through an opening in the front wall of the casing 38. Theigniter is mounted on link arms 45 connected at one end by a cross piece46 passing through and forming a pivotal connection between said armsand the rear end of the casing 38. At their opposite ends the arms 45have outturned pivot feet 41 pivotally engaging guide grooves 48 formedin the shank or part 4a, whereby the igniter is supported for swingingmovements between normal and opera- 6. tive positions. as previouslyexplained with reference to the structure shown in Figs. l to 8.inclusive, from which the operation with reference to the structureshown in Figs. 9 to 15, inclusive, will be readily understood. When theigniter 6a is in its normal or folded position it seats against thesurface 5a and between the faces l5a and 33 with which it may havesuiiicient frictional engagement. to hold it from casual upwarddisplacement. When the igniter is folded arms 45 seat in the grooves 48and are thus concealed from view.'

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings,the construction, mode of use and advantages of my improved lighter pipewill be readily understood and appreciated by those versed in the artwithout a further and extended description, and it will be seen that theinvention provides a device which simple of construction and eiectivefor its intended purpose. While the constructions shown are preferred,it will be understood that I do not limit the invention thereto, aschanges in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts withinthe scope of the appended claims,

. may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1. A. combined tobaccosmoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe having a tobacco bowl,

a mouthpiece. and a stem connecting and spacing the bowl and mouthpiece,said stem being provided with a smoke duct communicating with the bowland mouthpiece and with an upper seat face located between the bowl andmouthpiece, a pyrophoric type igniter formed to normally rest on vsaidseat face parallel with the stem so as to form in such position acomponent part of the stem, said igniter having flame producing means atits forward end, and means pivotally connecting the igniter with thepipe to adapt it to be swung toward and from said seat face and to bedisposed to bring its igniting end above the pipe bowl.

2. A combinedtobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe having atobacco bowl supporting part and a bowl supported thereby, a mouthpiecesupporting part and a mouthpiece supported thereby, a shank connectingsaid parts. said parts and the shank being provided witha smoke ductcommunicating with the bowl and mouthpiece, and said parts havingportions extending above the plane of the upper surface of the shank toform therewith a receiving recess, open at its top and sides and toprovide abutments at the front and rear ends of the recess, a Dyrophorictype igniter including an igniting fluid containing body formed to tsaid recess and to be seated longitudinally therein, between saidabutments and parallel with the shank. said igniter having nameproducing means at its forward end, and means pivotally connecting theigniter body directly with the pipe to adapt it to fold into the recessand to be swung out of the recess and disposed to bring its igniting endabove the pipe bowl.

3. A combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipebodyhaving a tobacco bowl supporting part, a bowl supported thereby, amouthpiece supporting part, a mouthpiece supported thereby, and a partconnecting and spacing the aforesaid parts, said parts being providedwith a smoke duct extending between the bowl and mouthpiece, saidsupporting parts havgaat@ ing portions extending above the plane ofthe'.

upper surface of the third-named part to provide a receiving recess andabutments at the front and rear ends thereof, an igniter formed to tsaid recess and to be normally seated therein between said abutments andparallel with the third-named part, said igniter having flame producingmeans at its forward end, and links for supporting the igniter, saidlinks being pivotally connected at one end with the rear end of theigniter and at their other ends with the rearward portion of the bowlsupporting part to' adapt the igniter to be moved toward and from therecess and to be disposed to bring its igniting end above the pipe bowl,the igniter having recesses at its sides .toreceive the links when theigniter is seated in the receiving recess.

4. A combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe havinga tobaccofbowl supporting part and a bowl supported thereby, amouthpiece supporting part 'and a mouthpiece supported thereby, a shankparts, said parts and the shank being provided with a smoke ductcommunicating with the bowl and mouthpiece, and said parts havingportions extending above the plane of the shank to provide a receivingrecess, an igniter formed to flt said recess and to be normally seatedtherein so as to rest upon and lie parallel with the shank, said igniterhaving an igniting fluid chamber, a wick, a flint and a striker wheel,the burning end of said wick, the int and the wheel being located at itsforward end, and means pivotally connecting the igniter with the pipe toadapt it to be swung toward and from the recess and to be disposed tobring its forward end above the pipe bowl.

5. A combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe havinga tobacco vbowl supporting part and a bowl supported thereby, amouthpiece supporting part and a mouthpiece supported thereby, a shankconnecting and spacing said parts, said mouthpiece supporting part beingdetachably connected with the shank, and said parts and the shank beingprovided with a smoke duct communicating with the bowl and mouthpiece,and said supporting parts having portions extending above the supportingsurface of the shank to form therewith a receiving recess, an igniterformed to fit said recess and to be normally seated therein above andparallel with the shank, said igniter havingiame producing means at itsforward end, and links connecting the igniter with the pipe to adapt itto be moved toward and from the recess and to be disposed to bring itsigniting end above the pipe bowl, said links being arranged to fold withthe igniter within the recess.

6. A combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe havinga tobacco bowl supporting part and a bowl carried thereby, a mouthpiecesupporting part and a mouthpiece carried thereby, a shank connecting'said-parts and having an upper seat surface, said parts and the shankbeing provided with a smoke duct communicating with the bowl andmouthpiece, and said parts having portions extending above the seatsurface of the shank to form therewith a receiving recess and abutmentsat the front and rear ends of the recess, a pyrophoric type igniterincluding a fuel containing body formed to fit said recess andto beseated longitudinally therein between said abutments and parallel withthe shank, said igniter having fuel igniting and name producing means atits connecting said forward end, and means pivotally connecting theigniter body directly with the pipe for swinging movements in an arcuatepath to adapt it to fold into the recess and rest on said seat surfaceand to be swung out of the recess and disposed to bring its igniting endabove the pipe bowl.

7. A combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe havinga tobacco bowl supporting part and a bowl carried thereby, a mouthpiecesupporting part, and a mouthpiece carried thereby, a shank connectingsaid parts and having an upper seat surface, said parts and the shankbeing provided with a smoke duct communicating with the bowl andmouthpiece, and said parts having portions extending above the seatsurface of the shank and coacting therewith to form a receiving recessand abutments at v the front and rear ends of the recess, a pyrophorictype igniter including a fuel containing body formed to fit said recessand to be seated longitudinally therein between said abutments andparallel with the shank, said igniter body having fuel igniting andflame producing means at its forward end, and means pivotally connectingthe igniter body directly with the pipe for swinging movements in anarcuate path to adapt it to fold into the recess and rest on said seatsurface and to be swung out of the recess and disposed to bring itsigniting end above the pipe bowl, at least one of the abutments beingprovided with an inclined face and said igniter body having an inclinedface engageable therewith when the body is folded into the recess tocause the body to be wedgingly held between the abutments.

8. A combined tobacco smoking pipe and igniter comprising a pipe havinga tobacco bowl, a mouthpiece, a shank connecting the bowl andmouthpiece, said shank being formed with an upper seat surface and asmoke duct communicating with the bowl and mouthpiece, and abutmentsadjacent the bowl and mouthpiece extending above the seat surface of theshank and coacting therewith to form a receiving recess, a pyrophorictype igniter including a fuel containing body formed to nt said recessand to be seated longitudinally therein between said abutments andparallel with the shank and with its ends engaging said abutments, saidigniter having a body and fuel igniting and flame producing means at itsforward end, and links pivotally connected at their front ends to thepipe and at their rear ends to the rear end of the igniter body ,forswinging movements in an arcuate path to adapt the igniter body to foldwithin the recess and to be swung out of the recess and disposed tobring its igniting end above the pipe bowl.

GEORGE F. ONEILL, JR.

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